ancient inscriptions
C18119
concept
Ancient inscriptions are texts or symbols carved, engraved, or written on durable materials such as stone, metal, or clay by past civilizations, serving as primary evidence of their language, culture, beliefs, and historical events.
Observed surface forms (20)
- epigraphic source ×8
- petroglyphs ×3
- Christian inscription ×2
- Moabite inscriptions ×2
- copper-plate inscription ×2
- historical inscription ×2
- Old Turkic inscription corpus ×1
- Old Turkic inscriptions ×1
- Proto-Canaanite inscriptions ×1
- ancient Hebrew inscriptions ×1
- ancient Sanskrit inscriptions ×1
- ancient record ×1
- collection of Greek inscriptions ×1
- cuneiform inscriptions ×1
- early alphabetic inscription ×1
- foundation inscription ×1
- hieroglyphic inscription ×1
- inscribed monuments ×1
- inscribed ostraca collection ×1
- rock-cut inscription ×1
Instances (32)
- Midas Monument inscription via concept surface "rock-cut inscription"
- Ashokan inscriptions
- Mesha Stele via concept surface "epigraphic source"
- Khirbet al-Mudayna inscriptions via concept surface "Moabite inscriptions"
- Bangudae Petroglyphs via concept surface "petroglyphs"
- Serabit el-Khadim inscriptions via concept surface "Proto-Canaanite inscriptions"
- Wadi el-Hol inscriptions via concept surface "early alphabetic inscription"
- Hieroglyphic Stairway via concept surface "hieroglyphic inscription"
- Bir el Qutt inscriptions via concept surface "Christian inscription"
- Plates of Ether via concept surface "ancient record"
- Abydos King List via concept surface "historical inscription"
- Saqqara King List via concept surface "historical inscription"
- Tanum rock carvings via concept surface "petroglyphs"
- Karnak Temple inscriptions via concept surface "epigraphic source"
- Giza plateau inscriptions via concept surface "epigraphic source"
- Assyrian inscriptions via concept surface "cuneiform inscriptions"
- Talasp inscriptions via concept surface "Old Turkic inscription corpus"
- Shivagrha inscription via concept surface "epigraphic source"
- Telahap inscription via concept surface "epigraphic source"
- Novilara inscriptions via concept surface "epigraphic source"
- Dashapura inscriptions via concept surface "ancient Sanskrit inscriptions"
- Yenisei inscriptions via concept surface "Old Turkic inscriptions"
- Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar via concept surface "foundation inscription"
- Tiruvalangadu plates via concept surface "copper-plate inscription"
- Kaloko-Honokōhau petroglyphs via concept surface "petroglyphs"
- Bolnisi inscriptions via concept surface "Christian inscription"
- Heraclean Tables via concept surface "epigraphic source"
- Lachish Letters via concept surface "inscribed ostraca collection"
- Munger copper-plate inscription via concept surface "copper-plate inscription"
- Khirbet Ataruz inscriptions via concept surface "Moabite inscriptions"
- Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum via concept surface "collection of Greek inscriptions"
- Semna boundary stelae via concept surface "inscribed monuments"